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New Mexico State Aggies
77 – 61
FINAL Neutral Conference WAC
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Western Athletic Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money NMSU -800 / RGV +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual NMSU +16 138 Won
Massey NMSU -7.3 (+8.7) — —
Massey Totals — 128.2 (+9.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NMSU -6.2 (+9.8) 129.2 (+8.8) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -6.6 (+9.4) 128.7 (+9.3) 76% ✓
Baseline ML NMSU -6.1 (+9.9) 129.7 (+8.3) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -7.6 (+8.4) 130.0 (+8.0) 77% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 9, 2022 NMSU 85 – 73 RGV
Mar 2, 2021 NMSU 69 – 51 RGV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU RGV
Overall 12-8 9-10
Conference 7-6 2-5
Home 3-2 8-3
Away 5-5 1-5
Neutral 3-1 0-2
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L7
Avg Pts For 69.2 65.6
Avg Pts Against 65.4 70.0
Massey 0.0 (#164) -7.2 (#273)
Bradley-Terry -1.03 (#254) -1.87 (#310)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#235) -2.18 (#302)
RPI 0.470 (#224) 0.426 (#297)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU RGV
FG% 41.1% 37.9%
3PT% 30.9% 27.4%
REB / G 36.1 36.5
OREB / G 12.7 12.9
AST / TO 1.06 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 43.0%
TOV% 18.2% 19.2%
ORB% 36.0% 30.6%
FT Rate 22.1% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 23.9%
DRB% 74.8% 66.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 30.8%

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